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Plot Summary:
One of Spain's best talent agents in the '90s, Paquita now finds herself searching desperately for new stars after suddenly losing her biggest client.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, ironic, semi serious, hispanic
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Fresh Hell (2011)
Plot Summary:
Popular actor Brent Spiner, who plays himself in this web-series, becomes the most hated person in the business after "an incident" and must rebuild his career from the bottom up all over again. His porn star neighbor Dakota helps him.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Hoff the Record (2015)
Plot Summary:
Shot like a documentary, the semi-improvised comedy Hoff The Record follows TV legend David Hasselhoff - playing a highly fictionalized version of himself - as he arrives in the UK in an attempt to reignite his flagging career. It's been thirty years since he rose to worldwide fame in Baywatch and Knight Rider and things have since gone a little stale for The Hoff. Will a move across the Atlantic change his luck?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 414
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: mockumentary, humorous, not serious, realistic, light, feel good
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Katy Brand's Big Ass Show (2007)
Plot Summary:
Katy Brand's Big Ass Show is a British comedy programme on ITV2. The show features comedian Katy Brand in skits of real life situations and stereotypes, as well and celebrities such as Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, Adele and Kate Winslet. The second series began on 2 September 2008. The series is carried in Canada on CBC's bold channel as of October 2008, and in Portugal on RTP2, each Sunday latenights at 11:50 pm, on the "Britcom" strand. Her comic clips in the second series include Princess Beatrice of York, Kate Moss, Leona Lewis, Jesus, The Queen and Billie Piper's Secret Diary of a Call Girl. A Christmas special called Katy Brand's Big Ass Songs of 2008 aired on 13 December 2008. The third and final series began on 10 September 2009 and ended on 15 October 2009. When Katy appeared on Justin Lee Collins: Good Times she stated that there would be no more series of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and that she would end the show with a live tour throughout April 2010.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy, offbeat
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The Kitchen. War for the hotel (2019)
Plot Summary:
Having suffered a fiasco in the hotel business and saying goodbye to the Eleon Hotel, Eleanora retires to Tuscany. Everything changes when her ex Nagiev, guilty of her bankruptcy, begins construction of the grandiose complex in Sochi.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, sentimental, captivating, visually appealing
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After Lately (2011)
Plot Summary:
After Lately is an American television comedy. The series depicts, in mockumentary style, the behind the scenes goings-on at the office of the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. The cast is made up of the actual writers and performers of Chelsea Lately, who play themselves as they suffer the indignities and relish the perks of show business, bicker and argue over trivial and petty matters, compete for show air time and personal approval from Chelsea, and produce a nightly late-night cable comedy show. Celebrity guest stars regularly appear, playing parody versions of themselves, interacting with Chelsea and the cast. The series began airing on E! on March 6, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 610
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, light, mockumentary, captivating, entertaining, parody, realistic, witty, not serious, sitcom
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Unscripted (2005)
Plot Summary:
Unscripted is the on going tales of three out of work actors navigating the rough terrain of Los Angeles. In a land where the universal word for actors is "No", Unscripted takes a look at these three kind souls just trying to survive. Bryan is the nice guy suffering the indignaties of a young actor from backstabbing to humiliation. Krista is a girl trying to break the mold of always being the sexy girl but continually finds herself in print advertisements as the bombshell. Then Jennifer is a young girl virtually antagonized for her looks but maintains a healthy attitude. As these three mutual friends sit in on an acting class, lead by the legendary Goddard Fult, a man of many words which can be occasionally harsh but constructive criticism and genuine passion for the craft show in his teachings.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 485
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Sammy J (2018)
Plot Summary:
Biting, bite-sized comedy as Sammy J rips into the political machinations of Canberra and beyond. With an insatiable appetite for politics, Sammy blends comedy and song where he can harass and heckle the politics of the day.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, light, feel good, captivating, sketch comedy
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Little Miss Jocelyn (2006)
Plot Summary:
Little Miss Jocelyn is a British TV sketch comedy written by and starring Jocelyn Jee Esien. The show is made up of studio sketches and hidden camera footage in which unsuspecting members of the public become part of a sketch. The series ran for 2 series from 22 August 2006 until its cancellation on 14 February 2008. 12 episodes aired whilst a 13th episode was never broadcast for unknown reasons but is featured as a bonus extra on the Series 2 DVD. In 2007, Esien featured in Girls Aloud and Sugababes' Comic Relief video for "Walk This Way", where she puts a parking ticket on Ewen Macintosh, a reference to the character Jiffy from the show Little Miss Jocelyn.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, sketch comedy
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The End of Comedy (2014)
Plot Summary:
The life of Ignatius Farray. A stand-up comedian struggling with his troubles while trying to have fun doing monologues.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, sitcom, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sincere
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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009)
Plot Summary:
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee. The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines filmed at The Mildmay Club in Newington Green, and sketches based on a weekly theme, featuring amongst others Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Paul Putner with voice-over parts recorded by Peter Serafinowicz. The series is produced by Richard Webb and directed by Tim Kirkby. The programme is executive-produced by Armando Iannucci and script-edited by Chris Morris, marking a rare reformation of their creative double-act.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (2006)
Plot Summary:
Comedy series in which Rob Brydon plays himself as the host of a low-rent panel show.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, game show
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Let's Get Physical (2018)
Plot Summary:
Middle-aged slacker Joe Force inherits the family gym from his late father, who was the “Godfather of Aerobics.”.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 296
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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The Chairman's Ear (2017)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic
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Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013)
Plot Summary:
Comedian and actor, Kevin Hart teams up with BET Networks to bring viewers one of the funniest shows on television "Real Husbands of Hollywood". The semi-scripted series is the fakest reality show ever following these men of Hollywood along their surreal lives. Enjoy the ride as these guys take on all things, from the husband's point of view. You may recognize some situations or characters from those other reality shows.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, mockumentary, feel good, captivating, light, funny, sitcom, realistic, not serious
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Life's Too Short (2011)
Plot Summary:
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, mockumentary, funny, humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, light, feel good, captivating
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Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (2011)
Plot Summary:
For four decades comic genius Mel Brooks and talk show king Dick Cavett have partnered to give the world scintillating conversation and sidesplitting humor. In 2010 they reunited on stage to share show business memories and hilarious stories for loyal fans and a new generation of viewers.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, witty
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Jann (2019)
Plot Summary:
In Jann, Jann Arden plays a fictionalized, self-deprecating version of herself: a singer songwriter of a “certain age” in severe denial of the harsh reality that her former music career is slowly (okay rapidly) fading away. But it’s not just Jann’s career that’s on life support – she’s newly single (don’t remind her), her sister may disown her, and her mother may be showing early signs of memory loss. Jann's personal life is in shambles and she's convinced that the cure-all is to enlist a new manager to help rebrand her image. Filled with plenty of LOL moments, she embarks on a quest to return to greatness and go viral, but instead gets tangled in the pressures of her ‘real’ life. Jann is at the crossroads between who she was and who she wants to be. Can Jann stage a comeback, reclaim fame…and be there for the people who love her?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 605
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 21 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Nirvanna the Band the Show (2016)
Plot Summary:
Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, sitcom, mockumentary
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Comedy.tv (2010)
Plot Summary:
Some say laughter is the best medicine. It’s true. Standup comedy has been known to cure everything from bad moods and frowns to fits of pouting. So for those who need a heavy dose of hilarity, try a spoonful of “Comedy.TV.” With no traffic jams, parking debacles, or two-drink minimums of the local comedy clubs, the most clever comedians jump onstage for a full-fledged funny fest.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, non fiction
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Hardware (2003)
Plot Summary:
Hardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly. The show's opening theme was A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Anchored (2015)
Plot Summary:
Comedy about the daily lives of a semiluxury cruise's crew and the committed situations that will lead their life together in this vast floating city. Thus we find the captain of the ship and its new manager who is his former hated partner; the inept former manager trying to recover his position; a high class passenger forced by circumstances to live with the workers of the ship; a cleaning worker so class-conscious; a security chief with many social prejudices sharing cabin with an ex-waiter; a Chinese-Catalan in love with is country of origin and totally given to the manager; a nitwit cheerleader who still expects success on stage and the captain and manager's teenage daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Checkout (2018)
Plot Summary:
A comic series telling the tale of a failing supermarket in a backwards town and following the daily events that take place within the supermarket. The series goes into the details of everything we don’t know about the behind the scenes occurrences in the supermarket – the relationships between the employees forced to work in a place they feel no loyalty for, the customers with their baseless and petty demands, the management’s abusive attitude towards the employees, and the private lives of the workers at the bottom of the employment hierarchy.
IMDB Rating: 8.7
IMDB Votes: 749
Genere: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: sitcom, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical
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Stupid, Stupid Man (2006)
Plot Summary:
Stupid, Stupid Man is an Australian television comedy which originally aired on TV1. It is set in the office of a fictional men's magazine COQ, parodying such men's magazines as FHM and Ralph. The first season began broadcasting on 14 November 2006, and a second season began on 11 December 2007. On 29 January 2008, the final episode of the show aired, and it was cancelled.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, sitcom
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Acapulco (2021)
Plot Summary:
Twenty-something Máximo Gallardo's dreams comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime as a cabana boy at the hottest resort in Acapulco. He soon realizes the job is far more complicated than he ever imagined and in order to succeed, he must learn to navigate a demanding clientele, a mercurial mentor, and a complicated home life, without losing his way to shortcuts or temptations.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Bloods (2021)
Plot Summary:
When tough-acting loner paramedic Maleek is paired with over-friendly divorcee Wendy, their partnership looks dead on arrival. But pretty soon they're giving each other life support.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom
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La escuelita (2004)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 54
Genere: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical
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Live at the Apollo (2004)
Plot Summary:
A British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre in west London.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious, game show
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Limmy's Show! (2009)
Plot Summary:
Limmy's Show is a Scottish comedy sketch show written, animated and directed by Brian Limond. The show stars Brian Limond, Ryan Fletcher, Paul McCole, Alan McHugh and Kirstin McLean. Previous stars include Debbie Welsh, Tom Brogan and Raymond Mearns.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: sketch comedy, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, ironic, satirical, semi serious
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Telenovela (2015)
Plot Summary:
If you think the steamy sex, sensational scandals and heart wrenching heartbreak on Latino soap operas are a little extreme, just wait until you see what happens behind the scenes! Eva Longoria stars in this new comedy about Ana Sofia, a sizzling TV superstar, and her lively family of cast and crew all competing to steal the spotlight. When the cameras turn off, the drama turns up as Ana battles pesky network execs, drunken scriptwriters, narcissistic co-stars and an unfortunately familiar new on-screen love interest.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, hilarious, realistic, telenovela
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Good Morning, Miami (2002)
Plot Summary:
A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country. Jake Silver risks taking the job when he sets eyes on the show's beautiful, down-to-earth hair stylist Dylan, who wows him like nobody before – and presents a romantic challenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, humorous, realistic, semi serious, funny, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical